Robby Benson Quotes

I don't want to be 45 years old and have been a hot actor when I was 33 and have people going, 'Whatever happened to Fishburne?'

When I was in the business as a young performer, it was a recognised fact that when you got to 60 you were out, because there'd be a new crop of comics coming up all the time, every 10 years or so.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.

It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. That's sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me.

When you are old enough to... play powerful parts, who cares if you are 45, 55 or 65?

You better get as much work as you can now because, once you get over 40, it’s over.

A film writer is very much like a party girl. While you're good-looking and still unlined, the possibilities seem endless. But your appeal doesn't last long and you're quickly discarded.

Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career.

If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that's going to be a short career. I have to establish I can act. I don't want to have to visit the plastic surgeon every two years.

I assume everyone around me is older because they look more responsible.

For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.

I don't think about 'age groups.'

You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don't think that's a good place for an artist to work from.

I thought that maybe it is not so much, as he seems to think, that the world loses interest in female performers after they hit a certain age, than the performers lose interest in the world.

How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.

When you stop playing for a while, people tend to forget about you.

A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.

Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don't notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70.

This idea of the world expecting you to remain an ingenue forever - it's a very short shelf life if you're going to commit to that as your career, and I knew that early.

I don't think my career would be as good if I were a serious actress. Comedy is less age-conscious.

There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people.

Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.

I think actors worry too much about age. They should just get out there and make sure they're up for whatever jobs come along.

I don't know if I want to be 65 or 67, still broadcasting games. But, why not? What else are you going to do?